Science Canada: 06/10/09

Science Minister draws ire of academics for intervening on controversial conference
Jun 10, 2009
ANNE McILROY
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/goodyear-questions-mideast-forum-funds/article1175909/

Jun 10, 2009
Steve Rennie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/648691

Canadians 'cannot count' on Raitt's reassurances over medical isotopes supply: Ignatieff
June 10, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/06/10/raitt-statement-isotopes061009.html

Government can't avoid having a continuing role even if nuclear Crown corporation is sold off, C.D. Howe Institute says
Jun 10, 2009
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/taxpayers-still-on-hook-despite-aecl-privatization-report/article1174933/

MLAs take aim at their federal counterparts
Jun 10, 2009
BRIAN LAGHI
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/alberta-tories-take-aim-at-brethren/article1174091/

Jun 10, 2009
Noor Javed
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/648335

Jun 10, 2009
Allan Woods
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/648348

Jun 10, 2009
Seth Borenstein
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/648631

Budget woes pushing space agency toward significant shift
Jun 9, 2009
Alicia Chang
Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/nasa-considering-joint-exploration-to-mars-with-europe/article1175481/

‘Large swaths of land that people live on and rely on for their livelihoods are going to become partially or entirely uninhabitable'
Jun 10, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/world-faces-daunting-refugee-crisis-because-of-climate-change/article1175616/

Researchers cite climate change in rapid and devastating decline
Jun 10, 2009
Mark Hume
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/reefs-collapse-across-caribbean-study-says/article1175531/

Fearful of roots undermining flood barriers, engineering corps launches nationwide effort to clear away trees; critics say the roots are stabilizing levees, not weakening them
Jun 9, 2009
Cain Burdeau
The Associated Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/us-armys-war-on-trees-has-environmentalist-worried/article1175552/

Prime Minister, with an election due within months, had to balance fighting climate change with the needs of industry and voters amid the nation's worst recession since World War II
Jun 10, 2009
Risa Maeda and Chisa Fujioka
Reuters
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/japan-emissions-targets-fail-to-impress/article1176128/

Whether it's something in the air (such as greenhouse gases) or something in the economy (such as oil and food prices), the only field where there currently seems to be a boom is in gloom. But it's not just ranters wearing bathrobes on street corners: Some of the most respected thinkers about science and society are issuing alarming prognostications about humanity coming to an end, with a bang or with a whimper.
Jun 9, 2009
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/brace-yourselves-for-apocalypse-now/article1172056/

June 10, 2009
Chuck Howitt
WATERLOO RECORD
http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/550956

Science Canada

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Goodyear questions Mideast forum funds

Canada’s Science Minister Is Accused of Interfering With Academic Conference

Environment minister unveils key part of Canadian carbon market

Feds unveil plans for carbon market

Ontario proposes tough new wind turbine rules

Federal food scientists look into adding probiotics to many foods, beverages

Emotional Raitt apologizes for 'sexy' isotopes comment

Taxpayers still on hook despite AECL privatization: report

Putting food on the table produces greenhouse gases: StatsCan

Alberta Tories take Ottawa to task

Canada better than U.S. and Mexico at reporting industrial pollutants: study

School board mulls aspartame-only drinks

In bid to stem global warming, future of foreign aid is green

Will falling wind speed curb turbine plans?

Manitoba First Nations, health system straining under flu outbreak

WHO head calls experts over swine flu spike

Canada to step up flu vaccine research

World 'very close' to pandemic: WHO

Calgary college opens crime research lab

NASA considering joint exploration to Mars with Europe

Nuclear fusion power project to start in slimmed-down version

World faces daunting refugee crisis because of climate change

Reefs collapse across Caribbean, study says

U.S. Army's war on trees has environmentalist worried

Japan emissions targets fail to impress

Brace yourselves for apocalypse now

Canada in the driver's seat

Gerry Ritz happy to support Canada's agriculture sector

Lack of infectious disease specialist poses patient crisis: advocates

'Hybrid' skills touted at digital forum